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Today it was reported that Chris Rock is teaming up with Lionsgate to make a spinoff of the popular horror movie franchise Saw.
According to Variety, Chris Rock said in a statement: “I’ve been a fan of Saw since the first film in 2004, I am excited by the opportunity to take this to a really intense and twisted new place.”
The comedian who is most notably known for his standup concerts and his work as an actor comedic films like I Think I Love My Wife and Death At A Funeral will take his first dive into the horror genre.
The horror genre has been a hot commodity within the past couple of years with films like A Quiet Place, Get Out and Us changing the game and creating smarter and craftier stories — its not surprising that Rock wants in on the action.
Recently a documentary was released about the depiction of Black characters and the history of Black creators in the horror genre called Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror.
Chris Rock had his own documentary released this year based on his legendary standup comedy concert Bring The Pain which chronicles the experiences during and after the HBO special was released.
Variety also reports that Joe Drake, chairman of Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group, made the announcement on Thursday.
“When Chris Rock came to us and described in chilling detail his fantastic vision that reimagines and spins off the world of the notorious Jigsaw Killer, we were all-in,” said Drake. “‘Saw’ is one of the highest-grossing horror franchises of all time and it’s one of Lionsgate’s most successful film series. This upcoming film will still be as mind bending and intense as all the previous ‘Saw’ films. Chris conceived this idea and it will be completely reverential to the legacy of the material while reinvigorating the brand with his wit, creative vision and passion for this classic horror franchise.”
The spinoff will be released on Oct. 23, 2020.
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The Grindhouse Airs 5.12.19
Happy Mother's Day, folks! You know the drill-It's the Grindhouse podcast and it airs every Sunday at 6pm eastern. The topics this week are: Lucifer gets a new life at Netflix with 10 episodes. Will it get a fifth season? Is it simple irony that two noted black criminal defense attorneys (Christopher Darden and Harvard Law professor, Ronald Sullivan) are being ostracized and losing gigs for doing their jobs...defending people?; an impressive Caribbean themed anime project, The Mighty Grand Piton hit the cyberwebs with a bang; Ayesha Curry caused a bit of a stir with her confessional for wanting male attention in the same way that her superstar, husband, Stephen has legions of female groupies; Why is Al Ewing's The Immortal Hulk so popular (and valuable?). And will this "horror" translation ever make to the MCU?; Unfortunately, there are still more race stories (a white female MD police officer uses the n-word against Black men accused of loitering; a black HS student is suing her school for passing her over for salutatorian for a white student with a lower GPA); And lastly, don't EVER question Afronerd's commitment toward rooting out neo-minstrelsy..enter Loqueesha (sigh). Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.
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I used to despise the idea of “networking.” To me, it just conjured up feelings of sleaziness, manipulation, lies, and calculation. I used to think that networking could only be very fake and superficial—that it involved pretending to like people you do not like and pretending to be someone you’re not in order to get ahead. Then, I realized that I only thought that because I had never successfully networked. The funny thing is that, you can’t really go out there and force networking to happen. True networking comes rather easily because it involves your preexisting network—a network that you’ve built up, slowly and quite naturally over time. When you network successfully, you may not even realize you did it because you were just doing the most obvious thing—giving help you were able to give, to a person within your reach. Here are generous forms of networking that always pay off, and are examples of how networking should go.
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Sending an employer a qualified applicant
You know of a friend or acquaintance looking to fill a position within her company. You also know of someone who is, truly, qualified and quite skilled at that work. So you ask the hiring employer if you can send your friend her way, knowing that you’re proud to send this applicant, and happy to help both people because you believe in what they’re doing.